In Reflection... Nebula

In Reflection...

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.

Robert Schumann

Composer

1810 - 1856

Stars and galaxies, vistas of splendor and glory

Within the secrets, the miracles of Creation's story

Stardust in waves of time and space

From which our spirit we to trace

Light beholden within our heart

From where love has its primal start

Known be the fire of the Creator's flame

And we the Presence of All so named.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

The Blue Horsehead Nebula in Infrared 

Image Credit: WISE, IRSA, NASA; Processing & Copyright :
Francesco Antonucci

Light of Spirit ~ haiku reflections

galactic splendor
a winged nebula of gold
wondrous star of light.

star light of spirit
the CREATOR born anew
majesty of PEACE.


Blessings and Yuletide JOY to All

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Astronomy Picture of the Day: APOD: 2011 November 7 - Star Forming Region S106 -http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111107.html

In Light Be Told

Vista ever vast and far

The brilliance of a distant star

Such majestic splendor to behold

Creation's story in light be told.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Image: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120726.html

Distant Star ~ Haiku Reflection

majestic array
nebula with wings of light
wondrous distant star.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/1006/redrectangle_hst_big.jpg

Creation's Command Light Years Away

The pulse of a nebula in a vista vast
Wondrous beauty in this universe cast
An array brilliant of color and light
To astound the heavens this very night
The life of a sun-like star a halo divine
From light years away to this moment mine.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Astronomy Picture of the Day
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100509.html

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Orion

Ominous shadows and wondrous light
The pulsing array of splendor this night
Luminous Orion of brilliant hue
Majestic seas of celestial blue
This illume within the chambers of heart mine
And breathe I the glory the gift of the divine.

Rose Marie Raccioppi



Astronomy Picture of the Day, 2010 March 2, M78 and Reflecting Dust Clouds in Orion
Credit & Copyright: Ignacio de la Cueva Torregrosa

Divine Frenzy

Divine frenzy spirit winds a flame
Willowy and wild waves of elation
Moments imbued by the Creator's hand
The cloak of mortal clothing shed
Flaring fiber of soul newly woven into self
To BE is known
And psalms of praise laud.


Rose Marie Raccioppi



Astronomy Picture of the Day, Lagoon Nebula, Credit & Copyright: Fred Vanderhaven

Divine Frenzy, Rose Marie Raccioppi, THE WIND AND THE WILLOW, 2008, Publish America.

This Distant Vision

This distant vision
Touched by the blush of passion
Embraced by the light of TRUTH
Beholds man
In his own determination
Shadowed not by doubt
Imprisoned not by fear
Limited not by prejudice
FREE and known to SELF.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Explanation: Adrift 1,500 light-years away in one of the night sky's most recognizable constellations, the glowing Orion Nebula and the dark Horsehead Nebula are contrasting cosmic vistas.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090310.html

Descent No More

Under the shroud of sleep
Timeless moments
Inner realms dispelling limitation
All pervasive Being
Above Earth's plains
Beyond all mountains
In flight across the heavens
Held not by gravity
Within the burning light
That cannot be contained
The shroud of sleep lifted
And I awakened to time
A vibrant peace
An all sounding silence
Knowing
I shall descent no more
Into the lower realms
Of deceptive thought.

Rose Marie Raccioppi




In the Center of the Trifid Nebula
Credit & Copyright: Daniel Lopez (Observatorio del Teide)
Astronomy Picture of the Day
2008 June 30

Explanation: Clouds of glowing gas mingle with dust lanes in the Trifid Nebula, a star forming region toward the constellation of Sagittarius.The Trifid, also known as M20, is only about 300,000 years old, making it among the youngest emission nebulae known. The nebula lies about 9,000 light years away and the part pictured here spans about 10 light years. This image was created with the 0.8-meter IAC80 telescope on the Canary Islands of Spain.

Descent No More, THE WIND AND THE WILLOW, Rose Marie Raccioppi, Publish America, June, 2008.